Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Carrickrobin, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickrobin
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.00579, -6.50686
- SMR number
- LH006-033001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Believed to be the site of ancient graveyard and known as 'Gorry na Gorp' (Gairidh na gCorp). There is a tradition that a battle was fought here and the dead were interred afterwards on the spot. Possible cist (LH006-033003-) found here in late 18th century. (CLAJ 1931, 383-4)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 22 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.